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SIX DAYS TO SWIM - A BIOGRAPHY OF JEFF FARRELL

SIX DAYS TO SWIM - A BIOGRAPHY OF JEFF FARRELL

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Swimming book. A biography of the American swimmer Jeff Farrell who recovered from appendicitis in six days to qualify for the 1960 Olympics, where he won 2 gold medals.

8vo. 143pp. Dust-wrapper, lightly rubbed. A very good copy. Signed by the author to front endpaper and dedicated to the well-known swimming administrator Pat Besford.

Date
1970
Publisher
Swimming World
Author
Jean M. HENNING

£45.00 (Code: 62160)

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